diff --git a/glymur/jp2k.py b/glymur/jp2k.py
index 155f7ee..56f2db2 100644
--- a/glymur/jp2k.py
+++ b/glymur/jp2k.py
@@ -763,14 +763,17 @@ class Jp2k(Jp2kBox):
         """
         Slicing protocol.
         """
+        if re.match("1.", version.openjpeg_version):
+            msg = "Not implemented for version 1.x of OpenJPEG.  Use the read "
+            msg += "method instead."
+            raise NotImplementedError(msg)
+
         codestream = self.get_codestream(header_only=True)
         if isinstance(pargs, int):
             # Not a very good use of this protocol, but technically legal.
             # This retrieves a single row.
             row = pargs
             area = (row, 0, row + 1, codestream.segment[1].xsiz)
-
-            # Take out the singleton row dimension.
             return self.read(area=area).squeeze()
 
         if isinstance(pargs, slice):
diff --git a/glymur/test/test_jp2k.py b/glymur/test/test_jp2k.py
index f1e9971..20dc3bc 100644
--- a/glymur/test/test_jp2k.py
+++ b/glymur/test/test_jp2k.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ def load_tests(loader, tests, ignore):
     return tests
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(glymur.version.openjpeg_version[0] == '1',
+                 "Slice protocol not supported in version 1.x")
 class TestSliceProtocol(unittest.TestCase):
     """
     Test slice protocol, i.e. when using [ ] to read image data.